Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 98-bed for-profit nursing home in Des Arc, Arkansas, part of Southern Administrative Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Arkansas average of 2.67, and 47.1% nursing staff turnover (Arkansas average 49.5%).
Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
2216 West Main StreetDes Arc, AR 72040
Prairie County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.62 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Arkansas average. With about 57 residents a day, that works out to roughly 150 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arkansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.62 | 2.67 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.72 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.83 | 4.03 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.34 | 3.46 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
47.1% of nursing staff at Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Arkansas average of 49.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Arkansas average 2.9). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,021 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2024 | Fine | $8,021 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Arkansas average is 3.4.
About Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Southern Administrative Services, 35 homes
- Legal name: Prairie SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Maple Healthcare Hazen · abuse citation | 12.7 | 70 | 2.44 | 3.56 | 46.7% | 2 | $33,800 |
| Chambers Health and Rehabilitation Carlisle | 18.3 | 90 | 2.53 | 4.13 | 31.3% | 5 | None |
| The Springs of Brinkley Brinkley | 18.9 | 116 | 2.92 | 4.29 | 65.1% | 1 | $17,515 |
| The Blossoms at Oakdale Rehab & Nursing Center Judsonia | 21.7 | 154 | 1.86 | 3.12 | 51.1% | 2 | None |
| The Crossing at Riverside Health and Rehabilitatio Searcy | 21.9 | 138 | 3.05 | 4.31 | 50.7% | 5 | None |
| Beebe Retirement Center, Inc. Beebe | 22.3 | 105 | 2.57 | 3.82 | 54.7% | 4 | None |
| The Springs Searcy Searcy | 22.9 | 245 | 2.59 | 3.75 | 46.4% | 2 | $12,735 |
| Barnes Healthcare Lonoke | 24.8 | 141 | 2.65 | 3.92 | 54.2% | 2 | $34,623 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.